Ethnogonical Myths and Historical Imaginary Regarding the Genesis of the Romanians and Vlachs

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dc.coverageSTUDIA UBB HISTORIA, Volume 64 (LXIV), No. 2, December 2019, pp. 34-49, DOI: 10.24193/subbhist.2019.2.03en-US
dc.creatorCOSMA, Ela
dc.date2019-12-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-21T19:38:59Z
dc.descriptionThe study offers a presentation of the ethnogonical myths and historical imaginary regarding the genesis of the Romanians and Vlachs by successive micro-analyses dedicated to the topic. Thus, we analyse: 1. the specific terminology used in this approach (ethnogony, ethnogenesis, eponym heroes, ethnonyms, endonym and exonym, mythonym); 2. the historical and mythical sources of the Romanian ”dismounting” (descălecat) and the evolution of the scholars’ preoccupations dedicated to the genesis of the Romanians; 3. the study case of the ethnogonical myth of the eponym heroes Roman and Vlahata, compared to further medieval legends about people founding brothers, based on the foreign written testimonies and on pan-Romanian ethnogonical ballads and legends; 4. the mythical significance attributed to Romanian ethnogony, comprising the utilitarian function, the spiritual meaning, the moral responsibility and the transcendental sense connected with the foundation of the people, as well as the historical imaginary of the Romanian ethnogenesis, insisting on: the ontological value of the name by which people found their existence, the politicization of geography and the nationalization of geographical differences, the teleological interpretation with regard to the Romanian ethnogenesis and the Vlach ”colonization”. Rezumat: Mituri etnogonice şi imaginar istoric privind geneza românilor şi vlahilor. Studiul ce înfăţişează miturile etnogonice şi imaginarul istoric privind geneza românilor şi vlahilor conţine o succesiune de microanalize dedicate subiectului. Sunt analizate: 1. terminologia specifică utilizată în demersul de faţă (etnogonie, etnogeneză, eroi eponimi, etnonime, endonim şi exonim, mitonim); 2. izvoarele istorice şi mitice ale descălecatului românesc şi evoluţia preocupărilor savante dedicate genezei românilor; 3. studiul de caz al mitului etnogonic despre eroii eponimi Roman şi Vlahata, prin comparaţie cu alte legende medievale despre fraţii întemeietori de popoare, în baza atât a mărturiilor scrise străine, cât şi a baladelor şi legendelor etnogonice panromâneşti; 4. semnificaţiile mitice ale etnogoniei româneşti, incluzând funcţia utilitară, rostul spiritual, responsabilitatea morală şi sensul transcendent atribuite întemeierii neamului, precum şi imaginarul istoric al etnogenezei româneşti, cu referire la: valoarea ontologică a numelui cu care popoarele îşi întemeiază existenţa, politizarea geografiei şi naţionalizarea diferenţelor geografice, interpretarea teleologică a etnogenezei româneşti şi a ”colonizării” vlahe. Cuvinte-cheie: mituri etnogonice, imaginar istoric, Roman şi Vlahata, etnogeneza românească, ”colonizarea” vlahă.en-US
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dc.identifierhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbhistoria/article/view/1779
dc.identifier10.24193/subbhist.2019.2.03
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14637/1430
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBabeș-Bolyai University / ARGONAUT PUBLISHING Cluj-Napoca, Romaniaen-US
dc.relationhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbhistoria/article/view/1779/1713
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2019 Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Historiaen-US
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0en-US
dc.sourceStudia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Historia; Volume 64, No. 2, December 2019; 34-49en-US
dc.source2065-9598
dc.source1220-0492
dc.source10.24193/subbhist.2019.2
dc.subjectethnogonical foundation myths, historical imaginary, Roman and Vlahata, Romanian ethnogenesis, Vlach ”colonization”.en-US
dc.titleEthnogonical Myths and Historical Imaginary Regarding the Genesis of the Romanians and Vlachsen-US
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dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen-US
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